Leather piston holster



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W. F. OHLEMEYER LEATHER PISTOL HOLSTER- Filed Jan. `18, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 LR m n m ATTE R N EYS Patented Mar. 5, 1946 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WalterF. Ohlemeyer, El Paso, Tex.

Application January 18, 1945, Serial No. 573,351

6 Claims. (C

My present invention, in its broad aspect, has' to do with improvements in pistol or revolver holsters formed of leatheror other suitable material of the type designed to be worn over the shoulder to support the firearm under the right or'left arm in a convenient position to be drawn by either right or left handedusers; the general type ofiny invention is commonly known as a shoulder holster. More particularly, it is my purpose to provide a holster with the pistol supporting part thereof pivotally mounted so that in the passive position, the pistol is supported to dispose the barrel substantially pointing straight clown, and in its active position to tilt to dispose the butt, grip or stock forwardly and the barrel pointing angularly and downwardly toward the rear therey to facilitate the withdrawal of the pistol. Furthermore, I provide a safety strap which engages the pistol ovei` and in back of the hammer to -prevent accidental drawing or'displacement, or removal of the pistol, and in addition, there is provided a strap for limiting the pivotal ortilting motion of the holster and pistol. In addition to the above, I provide improved supporting straps .and an improved base piece for the holster, and

means for carrying cartridges and the like in a convenient position. My device: has no parts which are conspicuous, and allparts are designed to be normally covered -by the coat of the wearer, and all parts are designed to be adjusted to comfortably t the size and conformation Vof the wearer.

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and drawings, but I wish it to be Aunderstood that changes in size, shape, construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from my broad inventive concept or the scope of the appended claims. 'I

In the drawings wherein I have illustrated .a preferred form of my invention:

Figure 1 is a perspective viewrof the same applied to a person;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my invention showing its various parts andk manner of assembly;

to form a stop for pivotal movement of the holster;

Figure 8 is a vertlcalsection through the cartridge carrier;

Figure 9 is a section taken on the `line 9--9 of.'

Figure 7, and

Figure 10 is a section showing the lacing and the manner oi attaching the shoulder strap to the holster supporting plate.

In the drawings wherein like characters of reference are used to designate like or similarrparts throughout the several views:

IIlhenumeral I designates the supporting plate or base, which has a body part 2 to which is laced as at 3 the depending side anchor strap 4. The

'base has spaced upward front and back exten.-

sions 5 and 6 respectively, to which are laced as at 'Ithe shoulder yoke 8 including front and back straps 9 and I9 respectively. The strap 9 is ex-` tended across the shoulders as at II and strap I0 is joined to it as at I2. The strap including parts'Q and I I extends down in front of the rightI shoulder as at I3 and is laced to an anchor strap I4 as` at I5. lThe anchor strap I4 carries the cartridge Ycontainer I6 which will be hereinafter described. Straps 4 and I4, both of which'are anchor straps carry superposed auxiliary straps Il and I8 respectively, and keepers I9 and have openings 20 for attachment to the trousers or belt 2l or the like of the person wearing the holster to hold the same thereon as shown in Figure l. A hook tting 22 may be provided, if desired.

' The cartridge container I6 includes a body'23 which is extended as at 24 to form the cover, and which is riveted'to a base-plate 25 to which is stitched the carrier 26. The body is laced as at 2l to the anchor strap I4 and the cover extension 24`carries a snap fastener 28, the companion element of which is mounted on the carrier 26. The

cartridge container is substantially rectangular` base plate I is my holster 33; the same being Figure 3 isa front elevation ofthe holster per se, showing the passive position in full lines, and the active position in dotted lines; f

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the holster per se; Figure 5 is a front edgeview of the holster per se;

Figure 6 is a back edge view; Figure 7 is a detail showing the strap designed.

formed of material, such as leather, mnt upon itself and stitched to' a filler 3Iras at 32. The holster hasV a reduced barrel receiving part 33 anda trigger guard receiving part 34.

The pivoting means 29 is here shown as a rivet and extends through the meeting edges and filler 3l, at the guard receiving part 34. Also attached on the pivoting means 29 but xed against-pivoting movement is a strap 35 which is formed to extend upwardly, then horizontally as at 36 and then downwardly as at 31 to the pivot means 29 to form a loopwhich forms a stop limiting the pivotal movement of the holster, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, which is the active po sition of the holster with the butt 38 of the re volver or pistol 39 extending forward for ready and convenient withdrawal. The passive position is shown in full lines in Figure 3. Stitched as at 40 to the body 2 is a strap 4l which extends upwardly and downwardly over and back of the hammer 42 of the pistol 39 to retain the pistol in place. This strap carries one element of a snap fastener 43, the other element being mounted on the strap 35.

In operation, the passive position of the pistol is shown in Figure 1 and in the full line position of Figure 3. In thi-5 position, the strap 4| retains the pistol against dislodgement and movement. When it is desired to draw the pistol, the strapv 4I is released and the holster takes the dotted line position of Figure 3, presenting the butt 38 forwardly for convenient withdrawal. Pivotal movement is limited by the loop strap 35.

It is believed that the operation and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the foregoing, but interpretation of its scope should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A pistol holster, comprising a base, a pivoted supporting member for the pistol carried by the base and movable from one position when at rest to another position when active to present the pistol for withdrawal, said supporting member including a restricted part for the barrel and an extended part for the trigger and guard, and formed of material turned upon itself and attached at its edges to a ller, a strap on the base releasably engaged to hold the pistol yin the supporting means and to maintain the supporting means in passive position, a looped strap to limit the pivotal movement of the pistol supporting member, and pivoting means passing through the edges and filler at the extended part.

2. A pistol holster, comprising a base, a pivoted supporting member for the pistol carried by the base and movable from one position when at 'rest to another position when active to present the pistol for Withdrawal, a strap on the base releasably engaged to hold the pistol in the supporting means and to maintain the supporting means in passive position and a looped strap to limit the pivotal movement of the pistol supporting member, said looped strap being fixed and extending upwardly kand backwardly about the support to form a stop, and` said maintaining strap engaging the pistol Aback of the hammer to prevent withdrawal and'pivoting movement.

3. A shoulder holster, comprising supporting straps fitting about the shoulders to support a pistol holster in a position under the arm, a base, a pistol holster pivotally attached to the base, means, for holding the pistol holster and the pistol therein against pivotalmovement, and means for limiting the pivotal movement of the pistol holster, said. rst mentioned means including a releasable strap, and said latter means including a fixed loop.

4. The invention as dened in `claim `3 wherein the releasable straphas-one end attached by a snap fastener to the lixed loop, and the other end xed to the base;

5. A shoulder holstei'jcomprising supporting straps, a base member having a body part and spaced extensions connected with the supporting straps, an anchoring strap connected to the base, a holster member pivotally supported adjacent one edge and its top to the base, a iixed looped strap extending about the top of the holster and engaging the same to limit its pivotal movement, and a strap at substantially right angles to the looped strap for engaging the pistol to retain the same and stop pivotal movement of the holster.

6. The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein the holster has an open top, and wherein said retaining strap is looped over the top to engage the pistol therein back of the hammer, and wherein the looped strap engages loosely about the holster in a horizontal direction and beneath the rst strap.

WALTER F. OHLEMEYER. 

